Next Great Baker season 1
| Next Great Baker (season 1) | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC |
| Original release | December 6, 2010 – January 24, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Next Great Baker was televised from December 6, 2010 to January 24, 2011 on TLC. During this season, the last contestant standing would win $50,000 cash, a Chevrolet Cruze and an apprenticeship at Buddy's bakery, Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey.[1]
Show opening
Each episode opens with the contestants engaged in a foodfight, with each contestant introduced. Near the end, Buddy enters the kitchen from his office, saying "This is gonna get ugly!", only to be clobbered in the face by a piece of cake.
Portions of the opening were also used in promos for the series; the early promos leading up to its premiere also included The Archies' Sugar, Sugar in the background.
Contestants
Ten chefs competed in the competition.[2]
| Contestant | Age | Occupation | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Stevens | 37 | Owner of Crazy Cakes Inc.; Senior Artist for Sony Online Entertainment | Austin, Texas |
| Corina Elgart | 32 | Owner of "taste", a specialty cake shop in Syosset, New York | Huntington, New York |
| Dana Herbert[3] | 34 | Owner and Pastry Chef of Desserts By Dana; Head Chef of the Delaware River and Bay Authority | Bear, Delaware |
| Greggy Soriano[4] | 26 | Wedding Cake Designer and Owner of Cake Lush[5] | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Jay Qualls | 42 | President and Cake Designer of Maples Wedding Cakes | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Joseph "Joe" Glaser | 47 | Pastry Chef/Owner, La Bella Torte | Brooklyn, New York |
| Johanna Lyons | 29 | Co-owner, Sugar Plum Bakery | Hanson, Massachusetts |
| Kendra Jordan | 31 | Sixth Grade English Teacher | Emporia, Virginia |
| Megan Rountree | 23 | Owner of Legacy Cakes | Keller, Texas |
| Pamela Ahn | 29 | Electrical Engineer; Owner of PamCakes | Washington, DC |
Contestant progress
| Place | Contestant | Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker's challenge winner(s) |
Joe | Megan | Corina Johanna Megan Pamela |
Megan | Jay | Jay | - | Dana | ||
| 1 | Dana | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
| 2 | Megan | HIGH | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Corina | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | THIRD | |
| 4 | Brian | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||
| 5 | Jay | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||
| 6 | Joe | IN | WD | Not in the competition | OUT[n 1] | |||||
| 7 | Greggy | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||
| 8 | Pamela | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 9 | Johanna | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| 10 | Kendra | OUT | ||||||||
- (WINNER) This baker won the competition.
- (RUNNER-UP) This baker was the runner-up of the competition.
- (THIRD) This baker placed third overall in the competition.
- (WIN) The baker(s) won the challenge.
- (HIGH) The baker(s) had one of the best cakes for that challenge, but did not win.
- (IN) The baker(s) advanced to the next week.
- (LOW) The baker(s) was/were a part of the team who lost, but was not the last to move on.
- (LOW) The baker(s) had the worst cake of those who advanced, and was/were the last to move on.
- (OUT) The baker(s) was/were eliminated.
- (WD) The baker(s) voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- Notes
- ^ Joe was invited back into the contest, but was eliminated the same week.
Episode guide
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | Contestant eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Celebrate Good Times, C'mon" | December 6, 2010 | Kendra |
| 2 | 2 | "Do Not Pass "Go"!" | December 13, 2010 | Joe |
| 3 | 3 | "Tis The Season To Be Jolly!" | December 20, 2010 | Johanna |
| 4 | 4 | "It's Dyn-O-Mite!" | December 27, 2010 | Pamela |
| 5 | 5 | "3-2-1 Blast Off!" | January 3, 2011 | Greggy |
| 6 | 6 | "Here Comes The Bride!" | January 10, 2011 | Joe |
| 7 | 7 | "Pedal To The Metal" | January 17, 2011 | Brian & Jay |
| 8 | 8 | "The Big Finale!" | January 24, 2011 | Corina (1) - Megan (2) |
References
- ^ "Cake Boss Gets Competitive with New Spinoff Series". TVGuide.com.
- ^ TLC: "Next Great Baker": Meet the Contestants
- ^ Originally participated in a Season 1 Ultimate Cake Off, in which he made a cake for Legoland California; he did not win.
- ^ Originally appeared in Season 5 of The CW's Beauty and the Geek as the "Self-Proclaimed Gaysian".
- ^ Cake Lush by Gregory Soriano